Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed on Saturday evening in Ohio, causing about 20 cars of the 212-car train to come off the tracks. The incident occurred near Springfield, about 46 miles west of Columbus, and did not involve any hazardous materials. This marks the second derailment of Norfolk Southern trains in Ohio within a month.
Shawn Heaton was waiting at the intersection when the train crossed and began to record the derailment. He stated, “When I heard the bang, there was all kinds of debris and metal shoot out from under the cars and that’s when I started recording and you could see them start jumping off the tracks.”
The Clark County Emergency Management Agency has asked residents within 1,000 feet of the derailment to shelter in place but has not issued any formal evacuation orders. Officials are currently investigating to ensure that no hazardous materials were involved in the derailment.
This incident follows the derailment of 38 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border. Several cars carrying hazardous materials burned, and nearby neighborhoods in both states were at risk. Although no one was injured, about half of the town’s 5,000 residents were evacuated, prompting a multigovernmental emergency response and lingering health concerns.
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